Starting the "mushies"(pureed foods)...how did you survive!!!..please...

Today I am starting the pureed food phase, I am having a hard time...any suggestions?...

Chili, wendy's chili in the blender just pluse it for a few seconds. Refried beans with cheese, Ricotta cheese with speg sauce, scrambled eggs, egg salad, tuna fish, steamed cauliflower mashed up, cauliflower rice(just cut it up, put in food processor then microwave covered for 8mins)

Thank you!! thank you!! thank you!!!!...this is hard but I know it will be well worth it later......

I did high protein pudding sold at GNC for a while.  The taste wasn't great, but it was okay, and satisfying.  I never broke down and did baby food, although I did buy a couple of jars.

I bought some canned chicken...it is mushier and easy to blend. I did some onions, dill cubes, light mayo and chicken....blended to almost smooth. My hubby had RNY in November and I also did canned chicken with ricotta and spaghetti sauce. Egg salad is a good one too. Refriend beans with a little bit of cheese soup and taco spices. I like spicy and was able to find the taco sauce from Taco Bell in a jar at Walmart today...nice to put on top for some spice.

I was thinking about doing canned chicken with some ricotta to make it smooth and add a little bit of buffalo sauce (need to look at the sugars and fat). I found when I was making things for him...if I liked the taste before it was blended...I would like it pureed. Just have to deal with the texture. lol

The big thing is to add some spice to what ever you blend. Just because it has to be pureed doesn't mean it has to taste bland. I remember reading on The World According to Eggface's blog...she said we had surgery on our tummies, not on our tastebuds! lol

Good luck!!

What's on your plan? I got a "menu" upon discharge from the hospital, outlining what I could and couldn't have through the phases?
That being said, The soft/puree/mush phase sucked ass, and to be honest, I rarely ate during those 2 weeks(a rule on my plan is if you aren't hungry, don't eat). I agree with the above poster though-spice it up! I love hot sauce, and I dipped EVERYTHING in it. Not that I can stand to look at eggs or yougurt ever again! lol
Good luck and congrats on your new life!
Jenn

I just pureed whatever meat I was serving my family. Added a bit of broth to make sure it was juicy and ate it. It tasted just like what they were eating you just have to get mind over matter over the consistency. I must say I loved garlic steak night!

I am in the liquid part of my pre surgery diet and I have to say I can not wait for some ricotta cheese and sauce I started making that before surgery and my husband said this is going to be part of your regular diet isn't it? I said yep!

I survived on ricotta with spaghetti sauce & a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.  Like every night.

My favorite was canned chicken, little mashed potatoes and chicken gravy all pureed together.  Loved it